List of Mike Krzyzewski Quotes

That's Another Thing, We Made Up Games. We Didn't Have Equipment. When It Snowed, We Would Play Slow Motion Tackle Football. We Would Play Hockey, But We Wouldn't Skate. We Just Made Things Up. I Loved Doing That.

Actually, The Kentucky Moment Was Better Than Winning The Two National Championships, Because It Was The Epitome Of What I Try To Get From A Team In A Crisis Situation.

The Other Thing I Knew I Had Was A High Level Of Competitiveness.

My Ambition In High School Was To Be A High School Coach And Teacher, And That's Still What I Do: Teach.

When You Win, Sometimes It Overshadows A Poor Performance.

Basketball Was Not My Main Sport In Grade School, Or Even The First Year Of High School.

I Had A Really Bad Temper, When I Was Growing Up. Sport Helped Me Channel That Temper Into More Positive Acts.

I'm Fortunate Now That I Coach At Duke University And We've Won A Lot. I Have Some Kids Who Haven't Failed That Much. But When They Get To College, They're Going To Fail Some Time. That's A Thing That I Can Help Them The Most With.

When I Was Growing Up, There Weren't Any Little Leagues In The City. Parents Worked All The Time. They Didn't Have Time To Take Their Kids Out To Play Baseball And Football.

Leaders Have To Search For The Heart On A Team, Because The Person Who Has It Can Bring Out The Best In Everybody Else.

Every Leader Needs To Remember That A Healthy Respect For Authority Takes Time To Develop. It’s Like Building Trust. You Don’t Instantly Have Trust, It Has To Be Earned.

For A College Basketball Player Or Coach, To Reach The Final Four Is La-la Land. You’ve Achieved, You’ve Got Your Stamp Of Approval. My First Team To Do That Was In 1986. Then We Did It In ’88, ’89 And ’90.